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practice

[prak-tis] / ˈpræk tɪs /


NOUN
business; clientele of business
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He wanted to make sure the practice had that bit more on it, something that is important when steeling your mind and reactions to go out and play at the highest level.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

But television history is littered with fine ideas that don’t pan out in practice.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

High school students permitted to use ChatGPT as a study aid soared through practice questions, but performed worse on tests than peers without AI once the tool was taken away.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

“You’re not planning one retirement, you’re planning two timelines with one balance sheet,” he said of a situation he sees often at his practice in Boca Raton, Fla.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

“Okay, I’ll hold you up while you practice moving your arms and legs. Go on, you can do it!”

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

It contains provisions, external that could see a two-year jail sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Anthropic said it would give outside evaluators employee-like access to examine its safety practices, training processes and incidents.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Caves within their lands have long been linked to spiritual practices.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The airline’s safety practices, its arrangement with Amazon and the pilots’ actions are among the National Transportation Safety Board’s lines of inquiry into the Miami incident that killed five people.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

His coach was suddenly drowning the team in extra, unnecessary practices, and Ocean said it was because his coach was trying to keep him busy—that he was trying to keep the two of us apart.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Doubtless the most effective way Jews have practiced Jewjitsu is through their contributions to society.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

This led to a long, profitable, well-publicized run as a familiar New York character: the courthouse fixer, connoisseur of the high life, agent of influence and lawyer who largely practiced law on the telephone.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Comparable skeletal evidence also suggests that Princess Noub-Hotep and King Hor practiced archery.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

And as skilled as she was at this repartee, it never came off overly practiced.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

We boys practiced throwing our little stick spears.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

But an insurance policy for your pet doesn’t simply wipe those costs away, noted Quammen, a practicing veterinarian.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Said Harbaugh: “Have to get things to get better, for sure. You know, better job coaching, better job practicing, better job executing. All those things need to be elevated.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

When he began practicing urology in the 1980s, the common misunderstanding was that testosterone injections caused prostate cancer, further suppressing research and treatment of testosterone deficiency.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

In Bhutan's Paro, several hundred proponents of the idea are practicing everything from walking meditation to mindful eating -- slowing down to appreciate the taste, smell, texture and colours of food.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“Dad made chili and wouldn’t let me watch the animal channel because there was a basketball game and Janie was busy all weekend practicing that song for her stupid play.”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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